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How to separate flac and mp3 albums?
Zaronn:
--- Quote from: imeric on January 08, 2016, 09:56:36 am ---Why do you need both?
I too would delete your MP3 equivalent and only keep the lossless file.
If you need them for a handheld JRiver is great at doing autoconversion on the fly especially from FLAC or ALAC to MP3...
That's what I did anyways and works like a charm.
However I had a bunch of FLACs that I converted to ALAC for compatibility with iTunes that I still use to sync with my iphone.
My Ipod 5th gen, my Android phone or USB keys are all synced is synced with JRiver and it works great.
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Well, as you must understand, some people need things for a reason. For example, I have old limited edition albums I have lost and I don't have physical anymore that where ripped in mp3, that I later bought retail album and ripped in flac. I don't wan't to delete the limited edition album because sometimes I would like to listen to det bonus tracks. And so on...
flac.rules:
--- Quote from: blgentry on January 08, 2016, 08:23:18 am ---You can probably make a view that uses an expression for the category. An expression something like:
[Album Artist (auto)] [Album] [File Type]
That should separate the albums out from each other properly. Then you'll need to customize the thumbnail text too. Something like:
[Album Artist (auto)]
[Album] ([File Type])
You can format it any way you want. That's just an example.
I don't have any albums like you do: MP3 and FLAC copies. But I *do* have a couple that are at different Sample Rates and I just tested this technique on them. It works correctly.
If you need any pointers along the way, ask and we'll try to help.
Brian.
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Views only solves things on the desktop-client though, playing via JRemote/Gizmo still causes problems with these albums.
Arindelle:
--- Quote from: Elvis133 on January 09, 2016, 06:49:42 am ---Views only solves things on the desktop-client though, playing via JRemote/Gizmo still causes problems with these albums.
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? I don't see why? As long as you set up the views separately (rememeber, unfortunately perhaps, you have to set up your views 3 times one for each mode, other than some functions that only work in Remote/Theater Modes and some that only work in Standard Mode. Filtering, sorting or excluding file type and grouping albums correctly (provided album artist is correctly tagged!) works fine in all modes. You just can't use Panes in the other "modes."
maybe another thread though if you need some help on this Elvis
flac.rules:
--- Quote from: Arindelle on January 09, 2016, 07:25:19 am ---? I don't see why? As long as you set up the views separately (rememeber, unfortunately perhaps, you have to set up your views 3 times one for each mode, other than some functions that only work in Remote/Theater Modes and some that only work in Standard Mode. Filtering, sorting or excluding file type and grouping albums correctly (provided album artist is correctly tagged!) works fine in all modes. You just can't use Panes in the other "modes."
maybe another thread though if you need some help on this Elvis
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I don't need help, just stating facts, If you in a mobile client search for an album, and play it, it is not handled well when you have duplicates like this. Just try it, you will get 1,1, 2, 2, 3, 3 and so on, instead of playing the tracks in order.
Arindelle:
--- Quote from: Elvis133 on January 09, 2016, 07:44:19 am ---I don't need help, just stating facts, If you in a mobile client search for an album, and play it, it is not handled well when you have duplicates like this. Just try it, you will get 1,1, 2, 2, 3, 3 and so on, instead of playing the tracks in order.
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hey no patronizing intended. But "facts"?. Sure if you don't do anything, they will indeed come up that way if an album artist and an album are the same. Normal.
For the dupes to be removed (being one mp3 the other flac) you just make a view that excludes one file type OR you can find the dupes and tag the ones you don't want to hear and set up a rule to filter the tagged to be excluded. Maybe my explanation wasn't that clear.
If you actually want to access the two, which would be not normally be the case between flac and mp3. But might be the case between DSD and flac or a high rez master. If so they are no longer really duplicates so you'd have to either rename the album or make a category, like file type or bit depth, above Album Artist. So you then just "drill down" add the option to "show all" would revert back to the 1,1 2,2 if needed. or just show the files you want shown and grouped under the Album
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